पञ्चाङ्ग — Ranchi, Jharkhand · January 5, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.6 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
संन्यासस्तु महाबाहो दुःखमाप्तुमयोगतः।

योगयुक्तो मुनिर्ब्रह्म नचिरेणाधिगच्छति।।5.6।।
"5.6 Without concentration, O Mighty Man, renunciation is difficult. But the sage who is always meditating on the Divine, before long shall attain the Absolute." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.48°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra102.49°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala261.19°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha250.30°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.46°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra259.74°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani332.29°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

Ranchi, Jharkhand — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:06 – 05:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:52 – 09:13
Yamaganda10:34 – 11:54
Gulika Kāla13:15 – 14:35
Varjyam06:59 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:32 – 07:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:52 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:13 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:34 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:54 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:15 – 14:35 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:35 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:56 – 17:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:17 – 18:56 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:56 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:35 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:15 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:54 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:34 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:13 – 04:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:52 – 06:32 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 23.3441°
Longitude: 85.3096°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872580.27
Julian Day2461045.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2164°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)202.12°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2164°), declination -22.63°, EoT -5.45 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2026-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)